[PLUG-TALK] Dennis Ritchie vs. Steve Jobs

Patrick "Finn" Robins 13.finn at gmail.com
Mon Oct 24 17:51:03 UTC 2011


On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 12:15, MJang <mike at linuxexam.com> wrote:

> <snip>



> Nevertheless, as much as I celebrate Ritchie's life, I
> think without Jobs, we as geeks would still be "uncool," and have to
> effectively live on the periphery of society.
>
> I have seen this sentiment a lot as of late, I have to finally ask … in
what way has Jobs or Apple ever made cooler to be a geek? I wonder if I am
operating from a different definition of geek or am simply not seeing
someting that Jobs did.

-- 
Patrick "Finn" Robins

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter
and those who matter don't mind.

  - Dr. Seuss
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